Robert Redford, an actor, director, producer, and activist, died at age 89 on Sept. 16, 2025. Redford’s career began in television before he became a leading man in films like “Barefoot in the Park,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “The Sting” and “All the President’s Men.” He won an Oscar in 1981 for directing “Ordinary People.” Redford made his final on-screen appearance in a March 2025 episode of the AMC show “Dark Winds.”
The legend leaves behind his wife, Sibylle Szaggars, as well as two children he shared with his first wife, Lola Van Wagenen. The exes had two other kids who tragically died.
Redford will forever be remembered for his many iconic roles in front of and behind the camera.
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Robert Redford in a portrait picture taken in the 1960’s. Corbis via Getty Images
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Robert Redford wearing a white turtle-neck sweater early in his career. Getty Images
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Robert Redford poses in a green chair while eating an apple. Getty Images
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Robert Redford and Paul Newman in the 1969 Western film “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” Getty Images
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Robert Redford and Paul Newman played Wild West outlaws in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” Bettmann Archive
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Robert Redford with his frequent co-star Jane Fonda in a promotional picture for 1967’s “Barefoot in the Park.” Getty Images
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Robert Redford looks handsome in a photo from 1970. Getty Images
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Robert Redford with director Sydney Pollack at the Cannes Film Festival in 1972. AFP via Getty Images
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Robert Redford and Paul Newman in “The Sting” in 1973. Getty Images
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Robert Redford as grifter Johnny Hooker in “The Sting.” Getty Images
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Robert Redford and Susan Sarandon in “The Great Waldo Pepper” in 1975. Getty Images
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Robert Redford in a scene from “The Great Waldo Pepper,” filmed in Elgin, Texas. Getty Images
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Robert Redford in “A Bridge Too Far” in 1977. Getty Images
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Robert Redford in the 1979 Western comedy-drama “The Electric Horseman.” Getty Images
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Robert Redford and his first wife, Lola Van Wagenen, at the 1981 Academy Awards. Getty Images
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Robert Redford holding his Oscar for Best Director for “Ordinary People” in 1981. Getty Images
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Robert Redford poses with Barbra Streisand after winning an honorary Oscar in 2002. AFP via Getty Images
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Robert Redford with Michael Pena, Tom Cruise, and Andrew Garfield at the photocall for “Lions for Lambs” at the Rome Film Festival in Oct. 2007. AFP via Getty Images
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Robert Redford with his second wife, Sibylle Szaggars, at the 2009 National Arts Awards in NYC. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
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Robert Redford at a seminar during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. AFP via Getty Images
Robert Redford and his wife Sibylle Szaggars attend the “All Is Lost” premiere at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images
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Robert Redford speaks onstage during the 2015 Women in Entertainment Breakfast hosted by The Hollywood Reporter. Todd Williamson
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Robert Redford and Jane Fonda at the “Our Souls at Night” photocall during the 2017 Venice Film Festival. WireImage
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Robert Redford and Sibylle Szaggars attend the Gala for the Global Ocean in Monte-Carlo, Monaco in Sept. 2019. Daniele Venturelli/ Getty Images Getty Images for Fondation Prince Albert II
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Robert Redford in the 2019 documentary “Alan Pakula: Going For Truth.” Courtesy Everett Collection
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Robert Redford speaks onstage at the 18th Marrakech International Film Festival in Dec. 2019. Corbis via Getty Images
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Robert Redford speaks at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in Provo, Utah, which he founded. Getty Images
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Robert Redford attends the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s 2021 award ceremony. Getty Images
